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title: receipt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «receipt» in the school dictionary: A piece of paper (or email) from a shop that shows what you bought, how much you paid and when, used as proof. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# receipt

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**Who acts:** shop, you, act, your, Receipt, ingredients · **What happens:** show, buy, pay, use, receive, receipt · **To what, where:** much, something, letter, money, old word, food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«receipt» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [receipt in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/receipt.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A piece of paper (or email) from a shop that shows what you bought, how much you paid and when, used as proof.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:m1:1
# text = A piece of paper (or email) from a shop that shows what you bought, how much you paid and when, used as proof.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	email	email	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	obj	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
19	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	obj	_	_
20	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	_
26	as	as	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a shop |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **buy** | past | you | much |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent what=Beneficiary much=Theme |
| 3 | **pay** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **use** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as proof | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of receiving something (on receipt of your letter — formal).

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:m2:1
# text = The act of receiving something (on receipt of your letter — formal).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	receiving	receive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **receipt** |  |  | your letter |  |  |  |  | nom receipt «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **letter** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Receipts (plural): money received by a business.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:m3:1
# text = Receipts (plural): money received by a business.
1	Receipts	receipt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	plural	plural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | participle |  | Receipts's money *not said here* |  |  |  | by a business | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by business=Location |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Receipt is an old word for a recipe, the list of ingredients and steps for making a food.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:m4:1
# text = Receipt is an old word for a recipe, the list of ingredients and steps for making a food.
1	Receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	recipe	recipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ingredients	ingredient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Receipt | a old word and the list of ingredients and steps |  |  |  | for a recipe | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | ingredients and steps *not said here* | a food |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset food=Product |
| 3 | **list** |  |  | ingredients and steps |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I have a receipt, please?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:x1:1
# text = Can I have a receipt, please?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | I | a receipt |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receipt=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep the receipt in case the toy breaks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:x2:1
# text = Keep the receipt in case the toy breaks.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | the receipt |  | case |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent receipt=Theme in case=Location |
| 2 | **break** | present | the toy | case *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer case=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The receipt shows we spent £12.40 in total.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:x3:1
# text = The receipt shows we spent £12.40 in total.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	12.40	12.40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the receipt |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **spend** | past | we |  |  | total |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check the receipt to see how much change you should get.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:x4:1
# text = Check the receipt to see how much change you should get.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the receipt |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receipt=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | much change |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer change=Stimulus |
| 3 | **get** | should | you | much change *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer change=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can't return the shoes without the receipt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:x5:1
# text = You can't return the shoes without the receipt.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **return** | can | You | the shoes |  |  |  | without the receipt | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add up all the items on the receipt to check the total.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:receipt:x6:1
# text = Add up all the items on the receipt to check the total.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	items	item	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add up** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | all items |  | the receipt |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent item=Patient |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the total |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent total=Theme |

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